Bee removal calls up throughout North Texas

North Texas bee removal specialists say they're getting a sharp increase in calls for help. A dispatcher for one company said she is getting up to 150 calls a day. The owner of another says his four work crews are "slammed" by requests.

Dr. Sonia Swiger of the Texas Agrilife Extension Service said the "swarm season" was extended this year due to a cool spring. She says bees swarm when their hive becomes overcrowded and the queen bee takes her workers elsewhere.